''Daucus edulis'' ( Portuguese: ''Cenoura-da-rocha'') is a critically endangered species of flowering plant in the

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. It is

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Description

''Daucus edulis'' is a long-lived perennial plant, up to in height. It has a hard woody unbranched stem with annual flowers and light yellowish-green, markedly shiny radial leaves, broadly triangular at the edges with pubescent petioles. It has scattered, paniculate

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. Its fruits are , oblong to ellipsoid, pubescent and pale when ripe. The species was previously known as ''Monizia edulis''.

Distribution and habitat

The species is endemic to

Madeira Island Madeira is a Portuguese island, and is the largest and most populous of the Madeira Archipelago. It has an area of , including Ilhéu de Agostinho, Ilhéu de São Lourenço, Ilhéu Mole (northwest). As of 2011, Madeira had a total population of ...

and Deserta Grande Island and was once native to the

Savage Islands The Savage Islands or Selvagens Islands ( pt, Ilhas Selvagens ; also known as the Salvage Islands) are a small Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Madeira, and north of the Canary Islands.30,000), white-faced storm- ...

. In 2008 its population was estimated to be around 50 individuals in a area. It extends from the Central Mountain Massif of Madeira and occupies rocky cliffs and terraces with soil accumulations up to

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in Deserta Grande and up to in Madeira. It is mainly threatened by the introduction of exotic species, human collection, fires, droughts, storms, and landslides.Jardim et al. in: Martín et al. 2008

Gallery

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q42684597 Daucus Endemic flora of Madeira Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN